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the downpour was so heavy that we were soaked by the time we got to the car
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See map Flash flooding from the torrential downpours is also possible from northeastern Texas to southern West Virginia, western North Carolina and northern and central Georgia.
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2025
The moment was caught on camera by an NBC News crew and followed an intense downpour of rain in the area.
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
The thunderstorms could persist across the Dallas-Fort Worth and San Antonio metro areas for several hours in the morning, Duffus said, with the primary threat being flooding downpours.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
The collapse was caused by heavy downpours and unstable soil.
—Hanna Park and Robert Shackelford, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2025
The moment was caught on camera by an NBC News crew and followed an intense downpour of rain in the area.
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
The thunderstorms could persist across the Dallas-Fort Worth and San Antonio metro areas for several hours in the morning, Duffus said, with the primary threat being flooding downpours.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
The collapse was caused by heavy downpours and unstable soil.
—Hanna Park and Robert Shackelford, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Downpour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downpour. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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downpour
noun
down·pour
-ˌpōr 
-ˌpȯr
: a heavy rain
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